I particularly despise the sort of man who will give a tiny woman or firearms novice a gun they aren't ready for to watch them get hurt. They are the people who give women bad (and often dangerous) experiences with firearms and are a lot of the reason many women don't like guns. They were hurt for no reason, and made to feel unsafe and not in control. No one would enjoy or want to repeat that, yet these same malicious jackasses then gripe that their girls don't like shooting.

Exactly!They just hand it to them without instruction and laugh as they fail. I'd kinda like to punch them in the face for that.My 12 year old daughter fired my VEPR12, without a problem, but not without instructions first.